But Saul was going everywhere to destroy the church. He went from house to house, dragging out both men and women to throw them into prison.

扫罗却残害教会，进各人的家，拉着男女下在监里。

扫罗却残害教会，挨家挨户地进去，拉着男女关在监里。

扫罗却残害教会，挨家挨户地进去，拉着男女关在监里。

扫罗却在摧毁教会，他挨家挨户搜寻，把男女信徒抓进监里。

扫罗却残害教会，逐家进去，连男带女拉去坐监。

扫罗却摧残教会，闯进各家各户，无论男女都拉去关进监狱。

掃羅卻殘害教會，進各人的家，拉着男女下在監裏。

掃羅卻殘害教會，挨家挨戶地進去，拉着男女關在監裏。

掃羅卻殘害教會，挨家挨戶地進去，拉着男女關在監裏。

掃羅卻在摧毀教會，他挨家挨戶搜尋，把男女信徒抓進監裡。

掃羅卻殘害教會，逐家進去，連男帶女拉去坐監。

掃羅卻殘害教會，走進各家，拖着男女，送去下監。

掃羅卻摧殘教會，闖進各家各戶，無論男女都拉去關進監獄。

掃羅殘害教會、入諸家、執男女、下之獄、○

掃羅噬害教會、入其家、執男女囚之、

掃羅殘害教會、入各家、執男女、下於獄、○

而掃羅則蹂躪教會、擅入人宅、逮捕男女信徒、下之於獄。

But Saul began to destroy the church. Going from house to house, he dragged off both men and women and put them in prison.

But Saul began to destroy the church. He went from house to house. He dragged away men and women and put them in prison.

But Saul was ravaging the church, and entering house after house, he dragged off men and women and committed them to prison.

Saul, however, was ravaging the church. He would enter house after house, drag off men and women, and put them in prison.

But Saul began ravaging the church, entering house after house; and he would drag away men and women and put them in prison.

As for Saul, he made havoc of the church, entering every house, and dragging off men and women, committing them to prison.

But Saul laid waste the church, entering into every house, and dragging men and women committed them to prison.

Saul, however, was ravaging the church. He would enter house after house, drag off men and women, and put them in prison.

As for Saul, he made havock of the church, entering into every house, and haling men and women committed[ them] to prison.

But Saul was trying to destroy the church; entering one house after another, he dragged off both men and women and put them in prison.

But Saul ravaged the assembly, entering into every house and dragged both men and women off to prison.

even though I used to blaspheme the name of Christ. In my insolence, I persecuted his people. But God had mercy on me because I did it in ignorance and unbelief.

You know what I was like when I followed the Jewish religion— how I violently persecuted God’s church. I did my best to destroy it.

For I am the least of all the apostles. In fact, I’m not even worthy to be called an apostle after the way I persecuted God’s church.

I was so zealous that I harshly persecuted the church. And as for righteousness, I obeyed the law without fault.

and dragged him out of the city and began to stone him. His accusers took off their coats and laid them at the feet of a young man named Saul.

“‘ But Lord,’ I argued,‘ they certainly know that in every synagogue I imprisoned and beat those who believed in you.

All who heard him were amazed.“ Isn’t this the same man who caused such devastation among Jesus’ followers in Jerusalem?” they asked.“ And didn’t he come here to arrest them and take them in chains to the leading priests?”

“ I used to believe that I ought to do everything I could to oppose the very name of Jesus the Nazarene.Indeed, I did just that in Jerusalem. Authorized by the leading priests, I caused many believers there to be sent to prison. And I cast my vote against them when they were condemned to death.Many times I had them punished in the synagogues to get them to curse Jesus. I was so violently opposed to them that I even chased them down in foreign cities.

But you dishonor the poor! Isn’t it the rich who oppress you and drag you into court?

Meanwhile, Saul was uttering threats with every breath and was eager to kill the Lord’s followers. So he went to the high priest.He requested letters addressed to the synagogues in Damascus, asking for their cooperation in the arrest of any followers of the Way he found there. He wanted to bring them— both men and women— back to Jerusalem in chains.As he was approaching Damascus on this mission, a light from heaven suddenly shone down around him.He fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to him,“ Saul! Saul! Why are you persecuting me?”“ Who are you, lord?” Saul asked. And the voice replied,“ I am Jesus, the one you are persecuting!Now get up and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do.”The men with Saul stood speechless, for they heard the sound of someone’s voice but saw no one!Saul picked himself up off the ground, but when he opened his eyes he was blind. So his companions led him by the hand to Damascus.He remained there blind for three days and did not eat or drink.Now there was a believer in Damascus named Ananias. The Lord spoke to him in a vision, calling,“ Ananias!”“ Yes, Lord!” he replied.The Lord said,“ Go over to Straight Street, to the house of Judas. When you get there, ask for a man from Tarsus named Saul. He is praying to me right now.I have shown him a vision of a man named Ananias coming in and laying hands on him so he can see again.”“ But Lord,” exclaimed Ananias,“ I’ve heard many people talk about the terrible things this man has done to the believers in Jerusalem!

Then Paul said,“ I am a Jew, born in Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, and I was brought up and educated here in Jerusalem under Gamaliel. As his student, I was carefully trained in our Jewish laws and customs. I became very zealous to honor God in everything I did, just like all of you today.And I persecuted the followers of the Way, hounding some to death, arresting both men and women and throwing them in prison.